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Example 71-75
Wau hoi no
mamua
ma kela hale iaia.
Wau
1sg
hoi
return
no
intens
mamua
before
ma
loc
kela
det
hale
house
iaia.
3sg
.
poss
I indeed went back previously to his house.
Type:
naturalistic written
Source:
own data 1899
Language:
Pidgin Hawaiian
by
Sarah J. Roberts
cite
Datapoints:
Tightness of the link between the past marker and the verb: No overt past marker exists
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